SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 28, 2007
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
CALIFORNIA 0-51027 33-0459135
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
16355 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (949) 753-6800
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
The information contained in Item 2.03 of this report is hereby incorporated by
reference into this Item 1.01.
On March 28, 2007, the registrant ("CPS") and its wholly owned subsidiary CPS
Receivables Three Corp. ("Subsidiary") entered into a series of agreements under
which Subsidiary purchased from CPS, and sold to CPS Auto Receivables Trust
2007-A, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust") approximately $196.5 million of
subprime automotive receivables (the "Initial Receivables"). Subsidiary also
committed to purchase and to sell to the Trust, and CPS committed to sell to
Subsidiary, an additional $93.5 million of similar automotive receivables (the
"Subsequent Receivables").
CPS disclaims any implication that the agreements relating to such transactions
are other than agreements entered into in the ordinary course of CPS's business.
ITEM 2.03. CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.
CPS, Subsidiary, the Trust and others on March 28, 2007 entered into a series
of agreements that, among other things, created long-term obligations that are
material to CPS, Subsidiary and the Trust. Under these agreements (i) CPS sold
the Initial Receivables to Subsidiary, and committed to sell the Subsequent
Receivables to Subsidiary not later than April 30, 2007, (ii) Subsidiary sold
the Initial Receivables to the Trust, and committed to sell the Subsequent
Receivables to the Trust, (iii) the Trust pledged the Initial Receivables, and
committed to pledge the Subsequent Receivables, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
("Wells"), as indenture trustee for benefit of the holders of the Notes (as
defined below), and for benefit of the Insurer (as defined below), (iv) the
Trust issued and sold $258.1 million of asset-backed Notes, in four classes
(such Notes collectively, the "Notes"), (v) a portion of the proceeds from the
sale of the Notes was pledged to Wells as trustee for benefit of the holders of
the Notes, to be used to fund the purchase price of the Subsequent Receivables,
(vi) an insurance company, MBIA Insurance Corporation (the "Insurer"),
issued a policy (the "Policy") guaranteeing payment of principal and interest on
the Notes, and (vii) a cash deposit (the "Reserve Account") in the amount of
2.00% of the aggregate balance of the Initial Receivables was pledged for the
benefit of the Insurer.
Security for the repayment of the Notes consists of the Initial Receivables and,
when and if sold, the Subsequent Receivables (together, the "Receivables"), and
the rights to payments relating to such receivables. The Receivables were
originated or purchased by CPS and CPS will act as the servicer of the
Receivables. Credit enhancement for the Notes consists of
over-collateralization, the Reserve Account, and the Policy, which guarantees
the obligations of the Trust to pay interest on, and repay the principal balance
of, the Notes. Wells will act as collateral agent and trustee on behalf of the
secured parties, and is the backup servicer.
The Notes are obligations only of the Trust, and not of Subsidiary nor of CPS.
Nevertheless, the Notes are properly treated as long-term debt obligations of
CPS. The sale and issuance of the Notes, treated as secured financings for
accounting and tax purposes, are treated as sales for all other purposes,
including legal and bankruptcy purposes. None of the assets of the Trust or
Subsidiary are available to pay other creditors of CPS or its affiliates.
Upon completion of the anticipated April 2007 sale of the Subsequent
Receivables to the Trust, the Trust will hold a fixed pool of amortizing assets.
The Trust is obligated to pay principal and interest on the Notes on a monthly
basis. Interest is payable at fixed rates on the outstanding principal balance
of each of the four classes of the Notes, and principal is payable by reference
to the aggregate principal balance of the Receivables (adjusted for chargeoffs
and prepayments, among other things) and agreed required over-collateralization.
Principal is payable serially; that is, all payable principal is directed first
to the class A-1 Notes until such class is paid in full, then to the class A-2
Notes until such class is paid in full, and so on. The following table sets
forth the interest rates and initial principal amounts of the four classes of
Notes:
Interest
Note Class Amount Rate
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A-1 $40.000 million 5.33202%
A-2 $92.600 million 5.27000%
A-3 $48.900 million 5.04000%
A-4 $76.600 million 5.05000%
The 2007-A transaction has initial credit enhancement consisting of a cash
deposit and subordinated interests in the aggregate amount of 13.00% of the
original receivable pool balance. That enhancement level is to be supplemented
by accelerated payment of principal on the Notes to reach a combined level of
18.75% of the then-outstanding receivable pool balance.
At such time as the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the 2007-A
Receivables is less than 10% of the initial aggregate balance of $290 million,
CPS will have the option to purchase the Trust estate at fair market value,
provided that such purchase price is sufficient to cause the Notes to be
redeemed and paid in full, and to cause other obligations of the Trust to be
met.
If an event of default were to occur under the agreements, the Insurer would
have the right to accelerate the maturity of the Notes, and the required amount
of the Reserve Account would increase to an amount equal to the outstanding
aggregate principal balance of the Notes. Such increase would have the effect of
redirecting to the Reserve Account the cash proceeds of the Receivables that
otherwise would be released to Subsidiary, until such time, if any, as the
Reserve Account reached the increased required level. Events of default include
pool performance ratios, in addition to such events as failure to make required
payments on the Notes, breaches of warranties, representations or covenants
under any of the agreements or specified bankruptcy-related events. In addition,
if the Receivables (pledged as security for the Notes) were to experience net
loss ratios, delinquency ratios, or default rates that are higher than specified
levels, the existence of such a "trigger event" would also increase the Reserve
Account requirements, though to a lesser extent, which would also have the
effect of redirecting to the Reserve Account certain cash proceeds of the
Receivables that otherwise would be released to Subsidiary.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Three exhibits are furnished:
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
4.19 Indenture re Notes issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A.
4.20 Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2007.
99.1 Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. March 28, 2007 press
release.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
Dated: March 30, 2007 By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Fritz
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Jeffrey P. Fritz
Senior vice president and chief financial officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
4.19 Indenture re Notes issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A.
4.20 Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2007
99.1 Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. March 28, 2007 press
release.